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Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Peter Raven, Ph.D., President, Missouri Botanical Garden Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: I was interested in biology from the time I was a little kid and I went to UCLA in graduate school for plant sciences. Then, I taught at Stanford University for 9 years in the department of biology. As that went along, I came to think that I would rather do something that was more diverse and interesting. So, I chose to move to this job at the... Read More

by Bob Grace, Ph.D. Recently, I had a conversation with a client who was struggling with hiring a number of new employees. He was gun shy about making a selection because several of his most recent hires didn’t work out. As we got to talking about how the previous decisions had been made, I learned they were made using fairly typical and traditional approach: candidates were sifted using their education and previous experience as it was listed on their résumés. Then, final decisions were made based on traditional interviews, focused on past experience, strengths & weaknesses, and interest in the... Read More

Leadership in Practice: A Conversation with Rev. Ralph Siefert, S.M., President, Chaminade College Preparatory Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: I got here by being in the right place at the right time. I had an appointed position inside the Society of Mary, and my service there that convinced me I really didn’t want to do internal ministry within the religious order. It just happened that they needed a President at Chaminade. I was free and had what seemed to be the proper qualifications, although I had... Read More